Katas Raj Temples I Love Story of Lord Shiva & Sati Devi I Sacred Pond's Tale I Vlog-1 I Gilani Logs

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Katas Raj Temples I Love Story of Lord Shiva & Sati Devi I Sacred Pond's Tale I Vlog-1 I Gilani Logs
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The Shri Katas Raj Temples also known as Qila Katas is a complex of several Hindu temples connected to one another by walkways. The temple complex surrounds a pond named Katas which is regarded as sacred by Hindus. The complex is located in the Potohar Plateau region of Pakistan's Punjab province. The temples are located near the town of Choa Saidanshah, and are near the M2 Motorway.
The temples' pond is said in the Puranas to have been created from the teardrops of Shiva, after he wandered the Earth inconsolable after the death of his beloved wife Sati. The pond occupies an area of two kanals and 15 marlas, with a maximum depth of 30 feet.
The temples play a role in the Hindu epic poem, the Mahābhārata, where the temples are traditionally believed to have been the site where the Pandava brothers spent a significant portion of their exile. It is also traditionally believed by Hindus to be the site where the brothers engaged in a riddle contest with the Yakshas, as described in the Yaksha Prashna. Another tradition states that the Hindu deity Krishna laid the foundation of the temple, and established a hand-made shivling in it.
The temples are considered to be the second most sacred site in the historic Punjab region, after the temple at Jwalamukhi in modern Himachal Pradesh.
The temples derive their holiness from the legend that following the death of his wife Sati, the Hindu god Shiva wandered inconsolably, while some of his tears collected in two ponds, one of which is the pond around which the Katas Raj Temples are set, while the other is at Pushkar, near the famous Sufi pilgrimage center of Ajmer. Another version of the legend mentions the two pools at Katasraj and Nainital. Another version of the Shiva legend involves the death of Shiva's horse Katas instead of that of Sati his consort.
The five Pandava brothers, mentioned in the Mahabharata, are said to have stayed here for a large part of their exile. Some legends also state that the very first Shiva Ling (Shiv-Ling) was in Katas.
The pond in the complex is believed by Hindus to be filled with Shiva's tears after the death of his wife Sati. The water in the pond is of high clarity. The water and are believed to wash one of ones own sins, as the pond is associated with Shiva. In 2012, and again in 2017, water levels in the pond were noted to decrease because of water usage at a nearby cement factory, as well as the plantation of water-avid eucalyptus trees, that had lowered the area's water table.
The Katas site houses the Satgraha, a group of seven ancient temples, remains of a Buddhist stupa, five other medieval temples, havelis scattered around a pond considered holy by Hindus.
The temples at Katas are mostly constructed on square platforms. The elevation of the sub shrines seems to form a series of cornices with small rows of pillars, crowned by a ribbed dome. The seven temples were built in an architectural style similar to Kashmiri temples, with dentils, fluted pillars, trefoil arches, and rooflines that are pointed.
The Ramachandra Mandir is situated to the east of the Hari Singh Haveli and is closed from all sides except for an entrance on the east. The double-storied structure has eight rooms of various dimensions on the ground floor and a staircase at the south leading to the first floor. The mandir has two jharokas (balconies) that have been severely damaged.
The Hanuman Mandir is on the western extreme of a high rectangular enclosure with entrances on the south and the north. The temple's ceiling is undecorated, and lime-plastered.
The Shiva temple is also built on a square platform. Its entrance is a recessed round arch with faint cusps and a rectangular opening to the north.
A small fort cum residence was built during the reign of Hari Singh Nalwa, and was built for his use as a fort and residence. The fort itself is located on a small hillock and overlooks the entire temple complex.
The fort is rectangular and features four bastions, one in each corner of the fort. The walls are approximately 5 meters tall, and features an entryway in the western wall of the fort. The central portion of the fort features a small courtyard, around which an arched veranda is found. The interior rooms were not decorated.
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Thank you for a very informative vlog. I went there in 2019 and took lots of pictures. You mentioned Dalmial, a place I also went to and heard lots of stories from some old-timers that we found in the village. You should really consider covering Dalmial in a separate vlog of its own.

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That was a rainy day when we covered katas raj. I know about dalmial cannon and its tale. I decided to cover it on my way back to Rawalpindi but unfortunately rain didn't stop and it was too late. So I dropped it for some other time.
I also want to shoot baithak of Baba Fareed at nearby town of khairpur (on the way to katas) but due to lack of time it also was dropped.
In Sha Allah will shoot both places in near future.

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حکومت پاکستان کو چاہیے آئے یہاں سرکاری سطح پر ہوٹل بنائے چاہیے جس میں بیرون ملک سے سے مختلف مذاہب کے لوگ اسے دیکھنے کے لئے آئے آسانی سے آئے۔

[@zulfiqargilani]

Government kahin hotel bana hi na de. Katas Raj k sath aek ya do private restaurants hen jahan second class khana aur pakoday miltay hen.

[@sohailhanif4337]

ستی کی رسم اب بھی کئی ھندو خاندانوں میں ھے مگر یہ رسم غیر قانونی ھے

[@zulfiqargilani]

جی، پہلے بھی غیر قانونی تھی اور اب بھی ہے

[@ajmalghory5252]

Yagg not yojna

[@zulfiqargilani]

Okay sir, mistake noted

[@aenimurtaza2705]

Pakistanu nay is ka bayera faraq kar dia

[@zulfiqargilani]

Yeh hamari qaum ki bad qismati hai

[@ajmalghory5252]

Ap tu ker ke boltey h ye ghalat h
Maf kijeye Bhai

[@zulfiqargilani]

Main ehtiat to karta hon Lekin aayenda mazeed khayal rakhon ga jee

[@tmk5]

عیسائیوں کی تثلیث کے تین اراکین ، خدا، حضرت عیسیٰ اور روح القدس ہیں۔ حضرت مریم کو عیسائی تثلیث کا حصہ نہیں مانتے۔

[@zulfiqargilani]

رومن کیتھولک مانتے ہیں، پروٹسٹنٹ نہیں مانتے۔

[@tmk5]

@@zulfiqargilani کہنے تو نہیں مانتے پروٹیسٹنٹ مگر پھر بھی حضرت عیسیٰ کو نعوذباللہ خدا کا بیٹا سمجھتے ہیں ۔ مگر روح القدس کو تو خدا مانتے ہیں۔

[@AnwarAli-vc5kg]

Ibn e Maryam
Yani Mariyam ka beta

[@zulfiqargilani]

Jee

[@AriseandShineMinistry]

trinity ka taluk bilkul nahi

[@zulfiqargilani]

Okay

[@abidnaeem8083]

Tum bekwass ziabh kertay ho

[@zulfiqargilani]

La.anat ho tumhen tameez na sikha panay walon par

[@moinali3075]

MashALLAH

[@zulfiqargilani]

Thanks a lot